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ITTF World C'ships: Diya-Yashaswini reach R16; Manav-Manush exit – Highlights
Highlights from the 2025 ITTF World Championships.
ITTF World Championships Doha 2025 live
ITTF World C'ships 2025 Highlights: India had a mixed bag of results at the 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha on Monday with only the women's doubles pair of Diya Chitale and Yashashwini Ghorpade, winning their match.
Manush Shah lost all the three matches he played in men's singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles respectively, bringing an end to his campaign.
The women's doubles pair of Ayhika Mukherjee and Sutirtha Mukherjee also crashed out of contention.
Highlights:
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- 19 May 2025 4:33 PM GMT
Thank you for joining in!
That's all we have from the 2025 ITTF World Championships on Monday.
It was a rough day for Manush Shah, who lost all his three matches in mixed doubles, men's doubles, and men's singles to bring an abrupt end to his World Championships campaign in Doha.
Shah was also called for "hidden" serves in two of the three matches he played. Read more about it here.
The Ayhika-Sutirtha Mukherjee duo, too, had their campaign in women's doubles cut short.
Diya Chitale and Yashashwini Ghorpade, the young Indian women's doubles pair, though had a day to remember. They move into the pre-quarterfinals or R16 with a 3-1 win over the pair from Singapore.
See you with more table tennis action tomorrow!
- 19 May 2025 4:16 PM GMT
Manav-Manush EXIT!
India's Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah bow out of the 2025 ITTF World Championships.
They go down 5-11, 9-11, 11-8, 5-11 to Germany's Duda and Qiu.
The highest ranked Indian paddlers in the world are out of contention. Does this mean India's wait for a first ITTF World C'ships medal will extend further?
- 19 May 2025 4:10 PM GMT
No room for error
Manav-Manush trail 4-8 as they head into a towel break. They don't have any room for error, do the Indians.
- 19 May 2025 4:08 PM GMT
Not the best of starts to the fourth game
Not the best of starts to the fourth game for Manav-Manush. The Germans seem to have complete control as they open up an early 5-2 lead.
- 19 May 2025 4:05 PM GMT
Manav-Manush take the third game
They were made to work hard, but Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah hang on to take the third game 11-8. They trail 1-2.
Quite a lot of chatter from coach Massimo Costantini to his wards. Can they pull off a comeback win?
- 19 May 2025 4:02 PM GMT
Manav-Manush hanging on!
Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah continue to battle on. They lead 7-5 in the third game.
- 19 May 2025 3:56 PM GMT
Pressure on Manav-Manush!
The German pair outplay the Indians in early exchanges of the second game and open up an 8-2 lead.
Manav and Manush are unwilling to go down that easily and fight back. They reduce the deficit to 6-10 and then save three game points.
At 9-10, Manav hits a shot long and that's the second game gone 9-11.
Manav and Manush are now in a must-win situation. If they lose the next game, it's over for India's best medal hopes!
- 19 May 2025 3:47 PM GMT
Manav-Manush concede the opening game
Not the best of starts for the eighth seeded Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah. They are yet to find their rhythm and concede the opening game 5-11.
Much to ponder for the Indians, who are the only paddlers from the country to be ranked top-10 in world across all five disciplines.
- 19 May 2025 3:45 PM GMT
The "hidden" serve in play yet again for Manush
We are just three points into the match and Qiu calls for a hidden serve on Manush Shah.
He is proven right.
Note that, Qiu, the reciever in this case, is standing to the left. Though we may be able to see the ball from this camera angle on broadcast replays, Qiu might have his vision obstructed.
Manav-Manush trail 0-3.
